In history, year 1797 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1797.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1797:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 07 january | The first official Italian tricolour was adopted by the government of the Cispadane Republic. |
| 13 january | French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle off the coast of Brittany between two British frigates and a French ship of the line ended with over 900 deaths when the latter ran aground. |
| 17 april | Citizens of Verona, Italy, began an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces. |
| 22 october | Dropping from a hydrogen balloon 3,200 feet (980 m) aboveParis, André-Jacques Garnerin carried out the first descent using aframeless parachute. |
| 23 December | Scotland geologist Charles Lyle was born. He was the first to lay the foundation of the scientific principles of geology. |
| 27 December | The famous Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 01 February | Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of Bengal. |
| 04 February | More than 41 thousand people died in the devastating earthquake in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. |
| 04 March | John Adams became the second President of the US, before he was the Vice President. |
| 03 January | The Treaty of Tripoli, a peace treaty between the United States and Ottoman Tripolitania, was signed in Algiers. |
| 25 February | William Tate surrendered to the British at Fishguard. |
| 04 March | John Adams was sworn in as the second President of the United States. |
| 16 April | The Spithead and North Rebellion began in the British Royal Navy. |
| 30 May | William Wilberford married Barbara Ann Spooner. |
| 29 June | The first ascent of the great mountain \ 4,622 \ was made in Adirondack, New York. |
| 24 July | Horatio Nelson was wounded in the Battle of Santa Cruz, in which he lost one of his hands. |
| 29 August | Massacre of Tranent: British soldiers attack protesters against enforced recruitment to militia in Trent, Scotland, killing 12 people. |
| 20 September | The US frigate constitution in Boston launched Old Ironsides. |
| 17 October | The Treaty of Campo Formio ended the first coalition war. |
| 16 November | The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, became King of Prussia as Frederick William III. |
| 17 December | Napoleon made a successful French charge against Fort l \ aiguillet to secure Tallon. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1797:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 May | Abraham Pineo Gesner / Physician / Canada |
| 05 August | Friedrich August Kummer / Composer / Germany |
| 09 August | Charles Robert Malden / Lieutenant / United Kingdom |
| 12 January | Gideon Brecher / Physician / Austria |
| 12 September | Samuel Joseph May / Activist / United States of America |
| 13 December | Heinrich Heine / Poet / Germany |
| 15 February | Henry E. Steinway / Business Man / United States of America |
| 16 March | Alaric Alexander Watts / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 17 December | Joseph Henry / Engineer / United States of America |
| 18 April | Adolphe Thiers / Politician / France |
| 20 July | Paweł Edmund Strzelecki / Geologist / Poland |
| 21 June | Wilhelm Küchelbecker / Poet / Russia |
| 22 March | William I / Emperor / Germany |
| 24 June | John Hughes / Bishop / Ireland |
| 26 October | Giuditta Pasta / Singer / Italy |
| 28 January | Charles Gray Round / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 29 July | Daniel Drew / Business Man / United States of America |
| 29 November | Gaetano Donizetti / Composer / Italy |
| 30 August | Mary Shelley / Novelist / United Kingdom |
| 31 January | Franz Schubert / Pianist / Austria |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1797:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 27 December | Ghalib / Poet / India |
